situation

(situationsplural)

1n-countYou use situation to refer generally to what is happening in a particular place at a particular time, or to refer to what is happening to you.usu with supp, oft poss NArmy officers said the situation was under control..., She's in a hopeless situation...

2n-countThe situation of a building or town is the kind of surroundings that it has.FORMALusu supp N
(=location)The garden is in a beautiful situation on top of a fold in the rolling Hampshire landscape.

3Situations Vacant is the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised.(mainly BRIT)♦
situations vacantphraseoft PHR nin AM, use Employment

situation comedy(situation comediesplural)A situation comedy is an amusing television drama series about a set of characters. The abbreviation sitcom is also used.n-var...a situation comedy that was set in an acupuncture clinic.